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Mzwandile Mamba
Mzwandile Sisonkhe Mamba (16 July 1981 – 18 September 2010) was a Swazi footballer with the Royal Leopards of the Swazi Premier League. He won the footballer of the year in Swaziland for 2006–2007. He was also a key member of the Swaziland national football team. His previous clubs include Mbabane Swallows Mbabane Swallows Football Club is a Eswatini football club based in Mbabane. The club was established in 1948. It was the first Swazi club to participate in the CAF Champions League, when they did it in 2018. Achievements * Premier League of Esw .... Sources Angola Just A Point AwayMTN African Football News, 15 June 2007 1981 births 2010 deaths Swazi men's footballers Eswatini men's international footballers Mbabane Swallows F.C. players Royal Leopards F.C. players Men's association football players not categorized by position {{Swaziland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaziland
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast. At no more than north to south and east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (''siSwati'' in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified; its boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Leopards
Royal Leopards Football Club are a Eswatini soccer club based in Simunye. They are the Royal Eswatini Police team. Achievements * Swazi Premier League: 8 :: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020-21, 2021-22. * Swazi Cup: 3 :: 2007, 2011, 2014. * Swazi Charity Cup: 4 :: 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016. * Swazi Trade Fair Cup: 1 :: 2004. Current squad Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 4 appearances ::2007 – Preliminary Round ::2008 – Preliminary Round ::2009 – Preliminary Round ::2022 - Second Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances ::2012 – Second Round ::2015 - Second Round ::2022 - Group Stage *CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tour ...: 1 appearance ::1999 – First Round Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swazi Premier League
The Premier League of Eswatini, also known as the MTN Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Eswatini Football Association. It was created in 1971 and plans to be a fully professional entity by 2022. 2021–22 MTN Premier League clubs *Denver Sundowns * Green Mamba * Malanti Chiefs * Manzini Sea Birds *Manzini Wanderers *Mbabane Highlanders *Mbabane Swallows * Milling Hotspurs * Moneni Pirates *Rangers *Royal Leopards * Tambankulu Callies *Tambuti * Tinyosi * Vovovo *Young Buffaloes Previous winners *1971 : Milling Hotspurs *1972 : Milling Hotspurs *1973 : ''not known'' *1974 : Mbabane Highlanders *1976 : Mbabane Highlanders *1977 : Juventus Kvaluseni (Mhlume) *1980 : Mbabane Highlanders *1981 : Mhlume Peacemakers (Mhlume) *1982 : Mbabane Highlanders *1983 : Manzini Wanderers *1984 : Mbabane Highlanders *1985 : Manzini Wanderers *1986 : Mbabane Highlanders *1987 : Manzini Wanderers *1988 : Mbabane Highlanders *1989 : Denver Sundowns (Manzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaziland National Football Team
The Eswatini national football team, nicknamed ''Sihlangu Semnikati'' (King's Shield), represents Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, in international football and is controlled by the Eswatini Football Association. It has never qualified for the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations finals. Swaziland's best performance in an international tournament is a semi-final finish in the COSAFA Cup. On 8 June 2008, they achieved their first win in a World Cup qualifier since 1992, beating 2006 finalists Togo 2–1 on home soil. The team's best recent performance came in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification where Eswatini finished second in Group L above Guinea and Malawi. History Beginnings The team played its first international match against Malawi, winning 2–0. For the first decade, the national team only played Malawi and Zambia, failing to register a single win from 1969 until 1984, when they beat Lesotho 3–1 in a friendly at home. Following the Lesotho win, Eswat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbabane Swallows
Mbabane Swallows Football Club is a Eswatini football club based in Mbabane. The club was established in 1948. It was the first Swazi club to participate in the CAF Champions League, when they did it in 2018. Achievements * Premier League of Eswatini: 7 :: 1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018. * Swazi FA Cup: 4 :: 1986, 2006, 2013, 2016. * Swazi Charity Cup: 6 :: 1993, 1999, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2018 * Swazi League Cup: 6 :: 1997, 1999, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018 * Swazi top 8 Cup: :: 2013,2015,2016 * PLS Ultimate Cup: 1 :: 2012 * King Mswati III Cup: 1 :: 2015 * Mbabane Mayoral Cup (Town Century celebration): 1 :: 2002 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 6 appearances ::1998 – Preliminary round :: 2006 – Preliminary round ::2010 – Preliminary round ::2014 – Preliminary round ::2015 – Preliminary round ::2018 – Group stage *African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance ::1994 – Preliminary round *CAF Confederation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. Japan suffers a less serious earthquake on the same day. * January 25 – In South Africa the largest part of the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swazi Men's Footballers
Swazi may refer to: * Swazi people, a people of southeastern Africa * Swazi language * Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its ... (former name ''Swaziland''), or a citizen thereof {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eswatini Men's International Footballers
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast. At no more than north to south and east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (''siSwati'' in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified; its boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbabane Swallows F
Mbabane (; ss, ÉMbábáne, ) is a city in Eswatini (previously called Swaziland), and is one of the two capitals (along with Lobamba), serving as the executive capital. With an estimated population of 94,874 (2010), it is located on the Mbabane River and its tributary the Polinjane River in the Mdzimba Mountains. It is located in the Hhohho Region, of which it is also the capital. The average elevation of the city is 1,243 meters. It lies on the MR3 road. History The town grew after the nation's administrative centre moved from Bremersdorp (now called Manzini) in 1902. It derives its name from a chief, Mbabane Kunene, who lived in the area when British settlers arrived. Mbabane was founded in 1887 by Mickey Wells, on the spot where the Transvaal-to-Mozambique route crossed the Mbabane river. It was declared the capital of the new Protectorate of Swaziland in 1902. During this time, Mbabane consisted of a few shops, churches and schools founded by white settlers. Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Leopards F
Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a city * Royal, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Royal, Nebraska, a village * Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina, an unincorporated area * Royal, Utah, a ghost town * Royal, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Royal Gorge, on the Arkansas River in Colorado * Royal Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Royal, a hill in Montreal, Canada * Royal Canal, Dublin, Ireland * Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Royal'' (Jesse Royal album), a 2021 reggae album * ''The Royal'', a British medical drama television series * ''The Royal Magazine'', a monthly British literary magazine published between 1898 and 1939 * ''Royal'' (Indian magazine), a men's lifestyle bimonthly * Royal Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
